Adrienne Barbeau
Acting • Born 1945-06-11
Biography
Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress, singer and the author of three books. Barbeau came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Beatrice Arthur) in the sitcom Maude. In the early 1980s Barbeau was a sex symbol, starring in several horror and science fiction films, including The Fog, Creepshow, Swamp Thing, and Escape from New York. During the 1990s, she became known for providing the voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series and subsequent Batman cartoon series. In the 2000s, she appeared in the HBO series Carnivàle as Ruthie the snake dancer.
Filmography
158 credits
Escape from New York
Movie • 1981
Maggie
Sailor Moon
Movie • 1994
Queen Beryl / Queen Serenity (voice)
The Fog
Movie • 1980
Stevie Wayne
The Cannonball Run
Movie • 1981
Marcie
Someone's Watching Me!
Movie • 1978
Sophie
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Movie • 1989
Dr. Kurtz
In Search of Darkness: Part III
Movie • 2022
Self
Christmas Do-Over
Movie • 2006
Trudi
Burial of the Rats
Movie • 1995
The Queen
The Convent
Movie • 2000
Christine O'Malley
Bimbo Movie Bash
Movie • 1997
Dr. Kurtz
Ring of Darkness
Movie • 2004
Alex
War Wolves
Movie • 2009
Gail
Unholy
Movie • 2007
Martha
Alice Jacobs Is Dead
Movie • 2009
Alice Jacobs
Fly Me to the Moon
Movie • 2008
Scooters Mom (voice)
The Dog Who Saved Christmas
Movie • 2009
Cat Lady
The Time Traveller
Movie • 1984
Andrea
Two Evil Eyes
Movie • 1990
Jessica Valdemar
Deceit
Movie • 2006
Kathleen Darrow
Back to School
Movie • 1986
Vanessa
Creepshow
Movie • 1982
Wilma Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Father Hood
Movie • 1993
Celeste
Swamp Thing
Movie • 1982
Alice Cable
Across the Line
Movie • 2000
Mrs. Randall
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Movie • 2004
Self
Reach for Me
Movie • 2008
Valerie
Queen Esther
Movie • 1992
Hellblazers
Movie • 2022
Georgia
Doublecrossed
Movie • 1991
Debbie Seal
A Wake in Providence
Movie • 1999
Aunt Lidia
Red Alert
Movie • 1977
Judy Wyche
Terror at London Bridge
Movie • 1985
Lynn Chandler
The Easter Story
Movie • 1990
Mary Magdalene (voice)
Jimmy's Jungle
Movie • 2020
Tammy
The Darker Side of Terror
Movie • 1979
Margaret Corwin
The Great Houdinis
Movie • 1976
Daisy White
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Movie • 1998
Simone (voice)
Open House
Movie • 1987
Lisa Grant
Early Retirement
Movie • 2022
Pat
A Champion's Fight
Movie • 1998
Nancy Muldenhower
No Place Like Home
Movie • 2002
Evie
The Pitchfork Retreat
Movie • 2025
Elle
Silk Degrees
Movie • 1994
Violet
The Memory Book
Movie • 2014
Sarah
Tourist
Movie • 1980
Barbara Huggins
Return to Fantasy Island
Movie • 1978
Margo Dean
Seduced
Movie • 1985
Barbara Orloff
Tales of Halloween
Movie • 2015
The Radio DJ
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
Movie • 2007
Self
Divine Access
Movie • 2015
Catherine
ISRA 88
Movie • 2016
Dr. Withersford
Watchmen: Chapter I
Movie • 2024
Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre / TV Broadcaster (voice)
The Crash of Flight 401
Movie • 1978
Veronica Daniels
Complacent
Movie • 2012
Judy Sanderson
Death House
Movie • 2018
Virtual Narrator (voice)
Hustlers Take All
Movie • 2024
Priscilla
The Santa Trap
Movie • 2002
Alice the Homeless Mom
Ghost Rock
Movie • 2004
Mattie Baker
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Movie • 2020
Ginny's Mom (voice)
Blood River
Movie • 1991
Georgina
Jailbreakers
Movie • 1994
Mrs. Sheila Norton
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Movie • 1980
Beverly McGraw
Hoax
Movie • 2019
Wilma
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
Movie • 2010
Adrienne
The Chain
Movie • 2019
Emma
Big Legend
Movie • 2018
Rita Laird
Gates of Darkness
Movie • 2019
Rosemary
Judge Dredd
Movie • 1995
Voice of Central Computer (uncredited)
Eagle and the Albatross
Movie • 2020
Pearl
Malevolence 3: Killer
Movie • 2018
Meredith Bristol
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
Movie • 1987
Beth O'Brien
The Thing
Movie • 1982
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Movie • 1981
Susan O'Neill
Swell
Movie • 2019
Dr. Shields
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Movie • 2002
Self
Fear on Film: Inside 'The Fog'
Movie • 1980
Self
Exorcism at 60,000 Feet
Movie • 2019
Mrs. Monetgue
Little Willy
Movie • 2020
Adrienne
Spring Break Lawyer
Movie • 2001
Judge Stern
Apple Seed
Movie • 2019
Jolene
For the Love of Jessee
Movie • 2020
Katharyn
Unearth
Movie • 2020
Kathryn Dolan
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Have I Got a Christmas for You
Movie • 1977
Marcia Levine
Argo
Movie • 2012
Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch
Big John
Movie • 2006
Self
The Art of Illusion: 100 Years of Hollywood Special Effects
Movie • 1997
Narrator
Having Babies
Movie • 1976
Allie Duggin
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Movie • 2021
Self
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Movie • 2005
Self
Watchmen: Chapter II
Movie • 2024
Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)
Oddities
Movie • 2023
Susan
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
Movie • 2010
Self
Graves From the Black Lagoon
Movie • 2024
Helen
Oddities
Movie
Demolition Man
Movie • 1993
Main Frame Computer (voice, uncredited)
The Demon Detective
Movie • 2025
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
Movie • 2003
Hannah Goes to Hell
Movie
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Movie • 2003
Herself
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Kim Harvey
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Kathryn
Carnivàle
TV • 2003
Ruthie
Batman Beyond
TV • 1999
Singer (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Cathy Randall
The Wayans Bros.
TV • 1995
Trish Neidermeyer
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
(segment "Teacher's Aide")
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Helen McCormick (2008)
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Carol Bowen - Rape Counselor
Maude
TV • 1972
Carol Traynor
The View
TV • 1997
Self
K-Ville
TV • 2007
Hotel
TV • 1982
Weird Science
TV • 1994
Babylon 5
TV • 1994
Amanda Carter
Eight Is Enough
TV • 1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Marcia Levine
Battle of the Network Stars
TV • 1976
Gotham Girls
TV • 2000
Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
TV • 2009
Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV • 1974
Self
Gotham Girls
TV • 2000
Catwoman / Selina Kyle / Renée Montoya (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
TV • 1997
Catwoman / Selina Kyle (voice)
American Horror Stories
TV • 2021
Verna
Cowboy Bebop
TV • 2021
Maria Murdock
Revenge
TV • 2011
Marion Harper
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Jodie Crowley
Dexter
TV • 2006
Suzanna Coffey
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Adrienne Barbeau
Harlan Coben's Shelter
TV • 2023
Ellen Bolitar
One West Waikiki
TV • 1994
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Luisa Falcon
The Burden of Proof
TV • 1992
Silvia Hartnell
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
Vivien Sanderson
Dimension 404
TV • 2017
Wilma
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Catwoman (voice)
Sons of Anarchy
TV • 2008
Alice Noone
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
The Angry Beavers
TV • 1997
Sliders
TV • 1995
Mother Morehouse
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Cretak
Creepshow
TV • 2019
Dixie Parmelee
Fantasy Island
TV • 1978
Brenda Richards / Adele Anthony
Dream On
TV • 1990
Gloria Gantz
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Maxine (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
AJ and the Queen
TV • 2020
Helen
Swamp Thing
TV • 2019
Dr. Palomar
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV • 2006
Adrienne Barbeau
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Lynette Bryant
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Annie Corell
Duster
TV • 2025
$weepstake$
TV • 1979
Bonnie Jones
Rebel Highway
TV • 1994
Sheila Norton
Top of the Hill
TV • 1980
Elizabeth Stone